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218 College Street, Boone, NC 28608

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Guiding Universities in Demonstrating Empathy (GUIDE) is a skills-based training intended to empower faculty and staff to create environments where students feel comfortable disclosing needs that colleges and universities are already well-positioned to support.

For college faculty and staff who want to support student well-being without sacrificing their own, GUIDE empowers educators to conduct effective student support conversations — and to identify and engage the appropriate college services when needed. GUIDE training will be led by a faculty or staff member on your campus who has met the requirements to be a GUIDE-certified trainer.
 
Participants will:
  • Learn how to identify & contextualize student needs.
  • Participate in an iterative, supportive feedback process designed to prepare you for your next student interaction.
  • Test, explore, and refine empathic communication skills.
  • Learn how to integrate GUIDE into your class and work with students.